Grand Rapids high rise evacuated after floodin

April 22, 2013 | AP Hundreds of people have fled their homes in one of western Michigan's tallest residential buildings after water from the flooding Grand River poured into the basement of the Plaza Towers and Courtyard Marriott.

MLive DOT com says the flood waters led to the cutoff of power to the 32-story building Saturday.

The National Weather Service says the river was 3.8 feet above flood stage and rising Sunday.

Water also has flooded the basements of other major buildings along the river, including the JW Marriott and Amway Grand Plaza Hotel.

People have been busy filling and stacking sandbags around the Grand Rapids Public Museum, threatened by rising water.

Other neighborhoods around Grand Rapids also are flooded, and Mayor George Heartwell has declared a state of emergency in Michigan's second-largest city.

MLive DOT com says the flood waters led to the cutoff of power to the 32-story building Saturday.

The National Weather Service says the river was 3.8 feet above flood stage and rising Sunday.

Water also has flooded the basements of other major buildings along the river, including the JW Marriott and Amway Grand Plaza Hotel.

People have been busy filling and stacking sandbags around the Grand Rapids Public Museum, threatened by rising water.

Other neighborhoods around Grand Rapids also are flooded, and Mayor George Heartwell has declared a state of emergency in Michigan's second-largest city.